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Dan Hawkins (coach)

Dan Hawkins
Dan Hawkins-Colorado.jpg
Hawkins in April 2007
Sport(s) Football
Current position
Title Head coach
Team UC Davis
Conference Big Sky
Biographical details
Born (1960-11-10) November 10, 1960 (age 56)
Fall River Mills, California
Playing career
1978–1980 Siskiyous CC
1981–1982 UC Davis
Position(s) Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983–1985 UC Davis (assistant)
1986–1987 Christian Bros. HS (CA)
1988–1991 Siskiyous CC (OC)
1992 Sonoma State (DC)
1993–1997 Willamette
1998–2000 Boise State (assistant)
2001–2005 Boise State
2006–2010 Colorado
2013 Montreal Alouettes
2015 United States national team
2016 Vikings Vienna (OC)
2017–present UC Davis
Head coaching record
Overall 112–61–1 (college)
Bowls 2–3
Tournaments 4–2 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 NWC (1995–1997)
4 WAC (2002–2005)
Awards
2x WAC Coach of the Year

Danny Clarence Hawkins (born November 10, 1960) is an American former football player, coach, and sportscaster. He served as the head football coach at Willamette University (1993–1997), Boise State University (2001–2005), and the University of Colorado (2006–2010), compiling a career college football record of 112–61–1. Hawkins was the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for five games in 2013 before he was fired mid-season. He was a studio analyst for college football with ESPN. He will serve as head coach for UC Davis beginning with the 2017 season.

Danny Clarence Hawkins grew up in Bieber, California, in the northeast corner of the state. He attended junior college at College of the Siskiyous in Weed and transferred to UC Davis, where he played fullback, and earned a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1984. He later completed a master's degree in educational administration from St. Mary's College in 1993.

He began his coaching career at UC Davis under coach Jim Sochor the fall before he graduated, spending three years there (1983–1985). He then served as head coach at Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento for the 1986 and 1987 seasons. He spent four seasons (1988–1991) as the offensive coordinator at the College of the Siskiyous, then served as defensive coordinator at Sonoma State in 1992.


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